Detroit bankrupt

I blame Kwame, but there's lots of it to go around.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/18/news/economy/detroit-bankruptcy/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

 

On the bright side, it is impossible to conceive of a way in which the city can offer fewer or worse services than it currently offers to residents -- in schools, police, maintenance, or anything else.

 

Kwame wasn't the problem. Kwame was a symptom of a decades-long problem.

 

Do yourself a favor and watch the doc Detropia sometime.
Very well-received by critics and even the academy.
Not one line of narration in the film.

 

Coleman Young gave the rolling ball a nice shove.

 

I blame George Zimmerman

 

I blame soccer.

 

The emergency manager stressed today that city services will still be running "as usual" tomorrow. Great.

Average wait for emergency services in Detroit: 1 hour. National average: 11 minutes.

 

A real shining moment for the leadership, a 300-year-old city and former industrial mecca finally being brought to its knees.

 

thats capitalism. Turns out the American auto industry was a net loser for the country. Destroyed a city, the environment and made us dependent on Arab despots. Well done republicans.

 

I just hope Michigan State can go to the Final Four and make everything all right again.

 

Don't forget about the 40 percent of street lights that don't work!